Pan lifting device



Jan. 15, 1957 w 2,777,725

PAN LIF'TING DEVICE Filed April 11, 1955 F .8 J8 U W? 7 l z I 5/- f j j 1 INVENTOR: 4 1 22 25 WEI/V6151;

A TORNEK United States Patent PAN LlFTlNG DEVICE Ralph K. Weir, Los Angeles, Calif.

Application April 11, 1955, Serial No. 500,571

1 Claim. (Cl. 294-34) This invention relates to lifting devices, and particularly to a device for lifting receptacles, such as pans and the like, and other objects.

The general object of my invention is to provide an improved detachable lifting device, which may be readily attached to a pan or other objects for conveniently lifting the same, or detached therefrom when not required for use.

A more particular object is to provide a detachable lifting device of the character stated, which may be attached to one side of a receptacle opposite a handle permanently secured to the other side of said receptacle, to provide lifting means at opposite sides of heavy receptacles when so desired.

Other objects and advantages of my invention will appear hereinafter as this specification progresses.

My invention is illustrated in the annexed drawing forming a part of this specification, in which:

Fig. l is a side elevation of my lifting device, showing the gripping jaws of the same moved apart for readily applying the device to a pan or other receptacle for gripping the same.

Fig. 2 is a rear end elevation of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary bottom plan view of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of my invention, as shown in Fig. 1, with its movable jaw shown moved toward its fixed jaw, and said jaws shown slipped down over the upper edge of the upstanding side wall of a pan, and with said jaws shown gripping said side wall for lifting said pan by means of my invention.

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of a modification of my invention, with its movable jaw shown moved away from its fixed jaw for applying said jaws to the side wall of a receptacle to be lifted by my invention.

Fig. 7 is a forward end view of the modification of my invention shown in Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a plan view of the modification of my invention shown in Figs. 6 and 7.

Fig. 9 is a perspective of my lifting device shown applied to a receptacle formed at one side with a fixed handle, my lifting device being shown applied to the side wall of said receptacle, opposite the side thereof on which said fixed handle is formed.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, in which the same parts are designated by the same reference numerals in all of the figures, my invention includes a fixed strap member 1, a movable strap member 2 slidably mounted on the upper side of said fixed member 1 by means of a handle 3, a fixed jaw 4 formed by bending the forward end portion of said fixed member 1 downwardly at right angles, a movable jaw 5 formed by bending the forward end portion of said movable member 2 downwardly at right angles forwardly by said fixed jaw 4, and an arcuate finger piece 6 secured by a rivet 7 at its lower side to the upper side of the upper movable member 2 near the forward end of said member and at the rear of said movable jaw 5. The handle 3 may be r 2,777,725 Patented Jan. 15, 1957 of tubular metal bent outwardly at opposite sides in the form of a pair of longitudinal side edge groove guides respectively through which guides extend the side edges of the fixed member 1 and the movable member 2, there being a pair of straight spaced walls 10 and 11 extending across the handle 3 between said guides 8 and 9, between which straight walls said fixed member 1 and movable member 2 also extend.

The wall 10 in the handle 3 is provided with a longitudinal slot 12, through which slot a set screw 13 is extended and screw-seated in said fixed member 1 for adjusting the handle 3 longitudinally on said fixed member, so that the head of said screw may be tightened against said wall 10 for securing said handle in its adjusted longitudinal position on said fixed member 1. In the rear outer end of the slidable member 2 is screwseated a set screw 14 for engaging the rear end of the cross wall 11 of the handle 3 for limiting the forward movement of said movable member 2 and movable jaw 5. The lower side of the handle 3 is provided with a notch 15 to provide access to the set screw 13.

The operation of my invention as above described is as follows:

The used grasps the handle 3 in one hand, and the jaws 4 and 5 being spread apart, as shown in Fig. l of the drawing, said jaws are extended downwardly over the upper edge of the side wall 16 of a pan 17 with the rear outer jaw 4 adjacent the outer side of the side wall 16 of said pan, and the user then extends the forefinger of his said hand across the forward side of the fingerpiece 6, and with said forefinger engaging the forward side of said fingerpiece, the user pulls the same rearwardly outwardly together with the upper member 2 and the inner forward jaw 5, until said inner jaw 5 engages the forward side of the side wall 16 of the pan 17 opposite said rear jaw 4, and said side wall 16 is thus gripped by and between said jaws 4 and 5, so that the user, with his hand gripping said handle 3 and his forefinger pulling outwardly said fingerpiece 6 and the forward inner jaw 5 and causing the jaws 4 and 5 to grip the side wall 16 of the pan 17, said pan may be lifted by the user by means of my lifter.

In the modification of my invention shown in Figs. 6, 7 and 8 of the drawing, a fiat-sided sleeve handle 18 is substituted for said cylindrical handle 3, which handle 18 is constructed with a lower flat wall 19, an upper flat wall 20, which walls are joined together at their side edges by edge walls 21 and 22, respectively, and the lower fixed member 1 and upper movable member 2 of my lifter extend between said lower flat wall 19 and upper flat wall 20 of the handle 18, the lower Wall 19 being provided with a longitudinal slot 23 to receive a set screw 24, which is screw-seated in the lower fixed handle member 1 with the head of said screw 24 engaging the lower side of the lower wall 19 of the handle 18 for adjustably holding said handle 18 on said fixed member 1 at varying distances from the fixed jaw 4.

The operation of the form of my invention shown in Figs. 6, 7 and 8 is the same as the operation of the form of my invention shown in Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive, the handle 18 functioning in the same manner as the handle 3.

In Fig. 9 of the drawing my lifting device is shown applied to the side wall 16 of a pan 17, at the side of said pan directly opposite the side thereof, to which a permanent handle 25 is formed on said pan integral with the upper edge of said side wall 16 of said pan, thus providing two handles to said pan at opposite sides, respectively, of said pan, for lifting said pan when it is heavier than usual.

I claim:

A receptacle lifting device including a fixed jaw, a fixed jaw handle member secured at one end to said fixed jaw,

a movable jaw, a movable jaw handle member secured at end to said movable jaw, a tubular handle bent outwardly at opposite sides forming a pair of longitudinal side edge groove guides, respectively, through which guides extend the side edges of said fixed jaw handle member and said movable jaw handle member, a wall extending transversely of said tubular handle under said fixed jaw handle member to the lower sides of said opposite groove guides, said transverse wall being pro vided with a longitudinal slot, a set screw extended through said slot and seated in said fixed jaw handle member with the head of said set screw engageable with said transverse wall for adjusting said tubular handle longitudinally with relation to said fixed jaw handle member, and a finger piece secured to said movable jaw handle member, to be engaged by a finger of ones hand in which said handle is held, for enabling said finger,

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